Published on 12, July, 2020
... just reading through a SARS release of my MH records..
Anyone else done this?
The degree to which they have failed to understand or recognise an Aspie, when she is right in front of them is staggering in 2019,. I have to forgive the ignorance regardless But in the absence of understanding the readiness to blame and misdiagnosed me and then hide that from me, is really quite unforgivable.
So much hidden under guise of "therapeutic privelege" . Dear God! No wonder that never went well!
I can never trust them again. But, I will fight for something better for others.
It's terrible isn't it. Mental health services really have no idea about autism. I don't think they even try to understand if I'm honest. I've tried explaining it, my needs so many times but it's like hitting head in a brick wall repeatedly. At the end they still make me go to hospital.
It's like whenever I'm introduced to doctors or nurses it's "this is Phoenix, she's a schizophrenic." Never mention the autism which I feel should be mentioned first.
I'm trying to fight to make it better and easier for others as well.
All the best x
Indeed! No mental health condition can be adequately understood or addressed for us without our autism being recognised first.
Try correcting them every time with "Hi am Phoenix, I am autistic and by the way I have schizophrenia". Whatever they propose as a treatment plan, I'd asking; "have you accounted for the fact I'm autistic in that and how?"
I know right! It's ridiculous. Autism is my primary diagnosis but it's the least recognised one by my doctor's.
Thanks Dawn next time it happens I'm going to say that and see what they say and suggest. My treatment needs to be more autism friendly.